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The second episode of the series traces the story of Appalachia from the rumblings of Revolutionary War through Andrew Jackson’s forced relocation of the Cherokee people in 1831. Sissy Spacek narrates.
The second part of this series about the natural and human history
of Appalachia traces the story of the region from the rumblings of
Revolutionary War through Andrew Jackson's forced relocation of the
Cherokee people in 1831. Appalachia's early settlers hand-cut
trails through steep terrain covered with enormous trees and
teeming with wild animals. They weren't about to take orders from
Redcoats. When a few hundred angry mountain men handily beat the
regiment of a pompous British major, they changed the course of
history. Contrary to current stereotypes, the colonists saw
Appalachia as a source of great wealth. Her riches seduced early
Americans, from the legendary adventurer Daniel Boone to naturalist
William Bartram to a young land surveyor named George Washington.
Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek narrates.
